Philanthropy News Archive
Alumni
A message from alumnus Dennis Hrycaiko
February 13, 2020 —
We need only 131 more alumni to take their place to make history, and help generations to come
Improving global health through breast milk
February 4, 2020 —
A $6.5 million grant has been awarded to a University of Manitoba researcher by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a new global health initiative dedicated to breast milk: the International Milk Composition (IMiC) Consortium.
The Winnipeg Foundation commits $1 million to support innovation seed funding for UM health sciences researchers
December 10, 2019 —
Funding will establish The Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Grants in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Celebrating $2.5 million gift for construction of new concert hall
December 5, 2019 —
The Desautels Concert Hall will be the strategic capstone of the Taché Arts Project
New graduate scholarships support women in engineering
December 5, 2019 —
The Price Graduate Scholarships for Women in Engineering was established through a $600,000 gift from the Price Family Foundation
UM research project to improve kidney health in remote communities wins funding from TD Bank
December 3, 2019 —
This funding will expand the University of Manitoba’s Kidney Check program
![Dr. Ernest Rady [BComm/58, LLB/62, LLD/15]. // PHOTO BY THOMAS FRICKE](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DSC_1413_edit-150x150.jpg)
Alumnus Dr. Ernest Rady announced as 2020 IDEA recipient
November 27, 2019 —
The Associates of the Asper School of Business at UM have announced that Dr. Ernest Rady is the recipient of the 2020 International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award
Improving care and treatment for childhood disease and disability
November 25, 2019 —
The Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation is supporting the Dr. John M. Bowman Chair in Pediatrics and Child Health through a gift of $1 million
Prominent UM alumni announce $1M gift
November 22, 2019 —
Dr. Arni Thorsteinson and Dr. Susan Glass have made a transformative donation to the Front and Centre campaign
Supporting the United Way supports UM
November 18, 2019 —
The UM’s annual United Way campaign kicked off on Fort Garry campus on Nov. 7, and at the Bannatyne campus on Nov. 13. We chatted with one of the co-chairs of the UM’s United Way campaign, David Mandzuk, Dean, Faculty of Education and Acting Dean, Extended Education.